Types Of Bamboo Flooring in Perth

Bamboo Flooring in Perth

Before settling on bamboo flooring, you need to have your facts right. You will have to choose color, texture and various other aspects. This factors will determine the cost and appearance of your floor once complete.

What are the grains types available?

There are three-grain types. They include vertical, horizontal or the strand-woven type. They vary in appearance. Regardless of the choice, with proper installation, the final product is bound to be very appealing.

Horizontal Bamboo

These are planks which lay next to each other in horizontal position. After filling all the spaces, the contractor applies pressure for an incredible finishing. The result displays the rings and stalks on the bamboo in use.

Vertical Bamboo

Unlike horizontal bamboo, they lay in a vertical position. What follows is the application of pressure. The resultant home floors present a smooth appearance.

Strand-Woven Bamboo

These are made from the trimmed stalks. The grain type is harder compared to the other two types. For this reason, the contractors apply adhesive force before applying pressure on the pieces so that they can stick together.

Before settling on bamboo flooring, you need to have your facts right.

 What are the available color types?

Colors vary from carbonized, direct, natural to lead print and even stained type. Each of this options comes with the unique features. Surprisingly, all color types have similar properties when looking at durability and other a few highlights. Nonetheless, carbonized is the softest of them all.

Natural

It is light and has no color. When used it gives the floor a blonde type appearance.The fact that it has no colorants makes it ideal for most decors.

Carbonized

The color is due to the caramelization of the sugar in the bamboo plant. The more the time the sugar takes to caramelize, the thicker the shade of the color. It also has a softer feel compared to other types of bamboo.

Stained

The makers of the stained color type add wood stain to alter the appearance. For this reason, it is ideal for almost any kind of home set up. You can easily alter the staining of the wood to match with your preferred decor.

Direct Print

With direct print, one can mimic the appearance of a different kind of wood. They include maple, oak, and even cherry. The final product will still maintain the aspect of bamboo flooring.

The color, texture and various other aspects will determine the cost and appearance of your floor once complete.

 What types of Surface Texture exist?

They are majorly into three categories. They include hand sculptured, hand scraped and the smooth type. Each will give you a unique finishing. As a client, you need to know how the different textures feel like before settling on one for your floor.

Smooth

Scrapping the surface with a machine alters the texture. After that, the contractor applies sealants. The result is a smooth surface.

Hand Scraped and hand sculpted bamboo

In hand scrapped the wood is manually scraped using hands to alter the appearance and make it look kind of aged. The process is labor-intensive and costly. The hand-sculpted bamboo is made similarly but is different in appearance with it having a less distressed appearance.

All Flooring WA provides a complete range of bamboo flooring solutions for Perth homes. Contact us today for more details and enquiries on all the types of bamboo floors available in our showroom.